Monument record 0444000000 - 500M NW OF OLD PARK FARM
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Late prehistoric settlement site identified by cropmarks and geophysical surveys
- SHINE: Cropmarks of a Prehistoric farmstead or small settlement confirmed by geophysical surveys in 2000, NW of Old Park Farm
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Type and Period (5)
- ENCLOSURE? (Unknown date)
- DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2350 BC? to 42 AD?)
- DITCH (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2350 BC? to 42 AD?)
- PIT? (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2350 BC? to 42 AD?)
- SETTLEMENT? (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2350 BC? to 42 AD?)
Description
SEVERAL LINEAR FEATURES, POSSIBLY RIGHT-ANGLED & CURVED-SIDED ENCLOSURES, ALTHOUGH NONE APPEARS COMPLETE, VISIBLE AS CROPMARKS IN AP. IN EXTREME SW OF FIELD IS A PENANNULAR CROPMARK, OPEN TOWARDS SW & C.1 2M ACROSS. PLOTTED AT 1:2500 (NMR METHOD)(B1).
An extensive area of magnetic anomalies relating to underlying archaeological features were detected during initial scanning along the proposed route of a new water main (Area 18). Subsequent detailed magnetometer survey of a 120m X 30m area (Area E) identified part of a large ditched enclosure at least 90m X 25m with associated external and internal features including a possible oval enclosure measuring 20m X 15m and a number of pits. Interpreted as possible later prehistoric (Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age) settlement remains (B2).
The pipeline was subsequently re-routed to avoid the anomalies (B3).
Sources (4)
- ---SBC18476 Aerial Photograph: 02/07/75. NMR SP8622/2/201. SP\870228.
- <1>SBC9939 Graphic material: Denise Allen (BCM). 1979. NMR AP JULY 1975, PLOTTED.
- <2>SBC19875 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeotechnics. 2000. Winslow Zone Trunk Main Renewal: Project 10: Stewkley to Wing: Topsoil Magnetic Susceptibility Mapping & Magnetometer (Gradiometer) Survey.
- <3>SBC19969 Unpublished document: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. 2001. Winslow Zone Water Main Renewal Projects 7-10 Swanbourne to Wing: Archaeological Watching Brief and Investigation.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 8682 2281 (352m by 396m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WING, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Aerial photography (EBC11913)
- Event - Survey: Geophysical survey (Ref: 2140300/WIB/ANW) (EBC16186)
Record last edited
Nov 29 2023 3:46PM
